Luornu Durgo

Luornu Durgo is a female comic superhero who features in DC Comics.

Biography

Pre-Crisis

Luornu Durgo

The Legion were set to have their annual vote to elect a new leader, and Saturn Girl was the first to arrive at the Clubhouse. A crystal capsule sent from the Trylop Council of Mernl dropped from the sky warning that their computers predicted a Legionnaire would die using their powers during an upcoming invasion of Earth by Zaryan the Conqueror, and Saturn Girl resolved to sacrifice herself to protect her fellow Legionnaires. She used her thought control to nudge the Legion into electing her leader, then used a rainbow bar from their treasury to make medallions with her face printed on them, and demanded every Legionnaire wear one. She demanded the Legionnaires demonstrate effective use of their powers, and was able to temporarily duplicate each member of the Legion’s powers using the medallions they wore, and proceeded to forbid them for using their powers or going on missions during a probation period because she declared they were not using their powers properly. When Zaryan began his invasion of Earth she responded, and warned the other Legionnaires not to follow her because they were on probation. The Legion thought she’d gone mad with power, but Mon-El had observed her actions from the Phantom Zone, and knew her motivations. Sunspots interfered with him communicating with the Legion, but when they lifted he filled in Lightning Lad on the situation, and he flew into space, determined to keep Saturn Girl from sacrificing herself. He blew up Zaryan’s ship with his powers, but was fatally shot with a freeze-ray. The Legion honored him by placing him in a glass coffin with lightning generated over it by a perpetual motion device, and his funeral was attended by Superboy, Supergirl and Lori Lemaris. The Legion placed a statue of Lightning Lad in their Clubhouse as a tribute to the first Legionnaire killed in action. (Adventure Comics v1 #304)

The Legion unveiled their official flag, made of an indestructible material and luminous enough to be seen for hundreds of miles. They draped a Legion flag over Lightning Lad’s coffin when his body began to twitch. Lightning Lad had seemingly been revived by the constantly firing electrical bolts above his coffin, , but claimed to be suffering from some memory loss. The Legion suspected that Lightning Lad’s powers might have worn off while he was dead, and agreed to secretly test his powers. Sun Boy was absolutely convinced Lightning Lad was powerless, but decided he’d cover for him, fearing his heart would be broken if he was taken off the Legion. Scientist Jon Arkol needed a massive amount of electricity to power his latest experiment, and the Legion had Lightning Lad fly to his lab’s hilltop condenser to charge it up. Sun Boy used his powers to heat the air, creating a lightning storm that powered the conductor. The commissioner of the Science Police learned that the rumored Thieves’ Planet where crooks from around the universe hid out was a reality, and although he didn’t know the exact location he knew which space sector it was in. The Legion flew to an asteroid in the sector, waiting for any criminal ships to pass by. When they spotted one Cosmic boy, still unsure of Lightning Lad’s powers, ordered the legionnaire to take it down with a lightning bolt. Sub Boy reflected a burst of heat and light off a cliff behind Lightning Lad, which struck the criminal ship, bringing it down. The criminals were from the Hydra World, and had stolen a group of rare animals from an intergalactic zoo. The Legion placed the animals safely onboard their own ship, but Chameleon Boy took a liking to Proty, a Protean that could shapeshift just like him, and decided to keep him as a pet. Thieves’ World was hidden from the world by an invisibility shield, but the Legion located it using the coordinates set in the Hydra World criminal’s spaceship. The Legion tried to pass themselves off as criminals, but the master of Thieves’ World was a telepathic sentient ball of electricity and soon found them out. He had his Atom Guard robots apprehend them and throw them in his jewel jail, but Chameleon Boy had his new pet transform into a gun, allowing the Legion to bluff their way out of prison when a guard came to feed them. The Legion tore through Thieves’ World, apprehending a number of criminals, and Lightning Lad used his powers to short-circuit the master. The Legion were all surprised to see Lightning Lad unequivocally demonstrate his powers, but sun Boy was especially shocked because he knew 'Lightning Lad' was an imposter. He’d noticed that Lightning Lad was suntanned except on the back of his neck, indicating he’d had long hair until he recently clipped it, and Lightning Lad had no Adam's apple, which meant he was a woman. The imposter was Lightning Lad’s sister Ayla Ranzz, who wanted to carry on her brother’s heroic legacy, and the Legion let her join the team as Lightning Lass. They still hoped the day would come when they could revive Lightning Lad for real. (Adventure Comics v1 #308)

Notes

• Luornu Durgo was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney where she made her first appearance in Action Comics v1 #276 (May, 1961).

In other media

Television

• In Legion of Super Heroes, Triplicate Girl appeared in the setting of the animated television series where she was voiced by actress Kari Wahlgren. Triplicate Girl aka Luornu Durgo was born on Cargg, a planet orbiting three suns. Carggites can naturally split into three bodies that are identical in body and mind. Those with different personalities are considered schizophrenic. Durgo escaped Cargg by applying for the Legion of Superheroes. She infiltrated Legion Headquarters three times and revealed she was one person. She was welcomed as the fourth member, Triplicate Girl. Over time, the body displayed a certain personality, flirtatious, shy, and dominant. When one, she is more stable. After some time, she began to develop a close friendship with Bouncing Boy. When a group of fearsome villains the Fatal Five set their sights on the Legion, three of the Legion's members go back in time to get help from the greatest hero of all time Superman. Triplicate Girl and Phantom Girl prepare a welcome banner for Superman but are disappointed to only meet a young Clark Kent. Working together they defeat the Fatal Five. She witnessed Timber Wolf's initiation into the Legion via video screen. Zyx arrives on Earth and causes trouble. Triplicate Girl and the team battle the magic wielding boy while Phantom Girl went to his homeworld of Zerox to negotiate for help. After fighting a Space Squid, Lightning Lad accepts an invitation to join an older, 'cooler' team The Light Speed Vanguard. Once there, however, Lightning Lad realizes these new heroes aren't exactly what they seem. Triplicate Girl and the team end up battling the rival team. When disaster strikes Lightning Lad's home planet of Winath, the Legion is called to help. Lightning Lad's efforts to take charge are thwarted however when long-absent Legion leader Cosmic Boy arrives. Triplicate Girl's advice and support gives Bouncing Boy the confidence to take charge of the mission which ultimately lead to him being voted leader of the Legion. She was among the Legionaries when the battled the Controller, who had released the deadly weapon the Sun-Eater.

Appearances

• Action Comics v1: (1961)
• Adventure Comics v1:

External Links

• DC Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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